COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA LEGISLATIVE ELECTION OF 21 NOVEMBER 1970 ==================================================================== Source: Australian Government publications THE SENATE ==================================================================== NEW SOUTH WALES (Six senators to be elected) ==================================================================== Enrolled voters: 2,455,958 +05.5 Votes cast: 2,295,811 93.5 -01.0 Informal votes: 231,345 10.1 +03.2 Formal votes: 2,064,466 89.9 -03.2 Quota for election: 294,924 14.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Candidate Party Votes % -------------------------------------------------------------------- Richard Bourke 49,996 02.4 Group A George Matchett 2,803 00.1 Q:0.179 Diana Ward AP 105,244 05.1 Group B Gordon Barton AP 5,153 00.2 Q:0.384 George Black AP 2,777 00.1 John Stewart 6,376 00.3 Group C Michael McCormick 2,727 00.1 Q:0.031 Sidney Sheedy 8,719 00.4 Group D Wendy Reed 3,806 00.2 Q:0.042 James MULVIHILL * ALP 926,060 44.9 ELECTED 1 James McClelland ALP 9,017 00.4 Group E Arthur Gietzelt ALP 4,644 00.2 Q:3.186 Jack Kane DLP 142,228 06.9 Group F Peter Keogh DLP 1,406 00.1 Q:0.490 Jan Van Der Rijt DLP 910 00.0 Hon Kenneth ANDERSON * Lib 773,814 37.5 ELECTED 2 John Carrick Lib 4,262 00.2 Group G Thomas Bull * CP 8,153 00.4 Q:2.666 Brian Kilby 6,371 00.3 Q:0.022 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- NSW elected six Senators because of the death of Hon Gerald McKellar, a long-term Senator, in 1970. The sixth Senator elected filled the remainder of McKellar's term. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2nd count: Mulvihill's 631,136 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Nicholls 88 00.0 32,866 00.7 Bourke 202 00.0 50,198 02.4 Matchett 34 00.0 2,837 00.1 Ward 453 00.1 105,697 05.1 Barton 45 00.0 5,198 00.3 Black 27 00.0 2,804 00.1 Stewart 69 00.0 6,445 00.3 McCormick 75 00.0 2,802 00.1 Sheedy 231 00.0 8,950 00.4 Reed 239 00.0 4,045 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND 627,409 99.4 636,426 30.8 ELECTED 3 Gietzelt 935 00.1 5,579 00.3 Kane 857 00.1 143,085 06.9 Keogh 170 00.0 1,576 00.1 Van Der Rijt 33 00.0 943 00.0 ANDERSON * E 773,814 37.5 ELECTED 2 Carrick 228 00.0 4,490 00.2 Bull * 68 00.0 8,221 00.4 Kilby 61 00.0 6,432 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 631,136 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3rd count: Anderson's 478,890 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 158 00.0 50,356 02.4 Matchett 21 00.0 2,858 00.1 Ward 537 00.1 106,234 05.1 Barton 84 00.0 5,282 00.3 Black 24 00.0 2,828 00.1 Stewart 100 00.0 6,545 00.3 McCormick 40 00.0 2,842 00.1 Sheedy 59 00.0 9,009 00.4 Reed 54 00.0 4,099 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND 359 00.1 636,785 30.8 ELECTED 3 Gietzelt 41 00.0 5,620 00.3 Kane 945 00.2 144,030 07.0 Keogh 268 00.1 1,844 00.1 Van Der Rijt 59 00.0 1,002 00.0 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK 474,693 99.1 479,183 23.2 ELECTED 4 Bull * 1,195 00.2 9,416 00.5 Kilby 253 00.1 6,685 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 478,890 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4th count: McClelland's 341,861 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 44 00.0 50,400 02.4 Matchett 6 00.0 2,864 00.1 Ward 268 00.1 106,502 05.2 Barton 26 00.0 5,308 00.3 Black 15 00.0 2,843 00.1 Stewart 38 00.0 6,583 00.3 McCormick 26 00.0 2,868 00.1 Sheedy 71 00.0 9,080 00.4 Reed 62 00.0 4,161 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT 340,652 99.6 346,272 16.8 ELECTED 5 Kane 405 00.1 144,435 07.0 Keogh 45 00.0 1,889 00.1 Van Der Rijt 26 00.0 1,028 00.0 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 479,183 23.2 ELECTED 4 Bull * 137 00.0 9,553 00.5 Kilby 40 00.0 6,725 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 341,861 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5th count: Carrick's 184,259 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 17 00.0 50,417 02.4 Matchett 3 00.0 2,867 00.1 Ward 138 00.1 106,640 05.2 Barton 14 00.0 5,322 00.3 Black 5 00.0 2,848 00.1 Stewart 11 00.0 6,594 00.3 McCormick 4 00.0 2,872 00.1 Sheedy 12 00.0 9,092 00.4 Reed 8 00.0 4,169 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT 66 00.0 346,338 16.8 ELECTED 5 Kane 161 00.1 144,596 07.0 Keogh 35 00.0 1,924 00.1 Van Der Rijt 29 00.0 1,057 00.1 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 183,700 99.7 193,253 09.4 Kilby 56 00.0 6,781 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 184,259 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th count: Gietzelt's 51,414 surplus votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 667 01.3 51,084 02.5 Matchett 13 00.0 2,880 00.1 Ward 1,950 03.8 108,590 05.3 Barton 35 00.1 5,357 00.3 Black 24 00.0 2,872 00.1 Stewart 156 00.3 6,750 00.3 McCormick 22 00.0 2,894 00.1 Sheedy 640 01.2 9,732 00.5 Reed 83 00.2 4,252 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 46,520 90.5 191,116 09.3 Keogh 104 00.2 2,028 00.1 Van Der Rijt 83 00.2 1,140 00.1 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 781 01.5 194,034 09.4 Kilby 336 00.7 7,117 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 51,414 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7th count: Van Der Rijt's 1,140 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 30 02.6 51,114 02.5 Matchett 7 00.6 2,887 00.1 Ward 36 03.2 108,626 05.3 Barton 8 00.7 5,365 00.3 Black 15 01.3 2,887 00.1 Stewart 25 02.2 6,775 00.3 McCormick 28 02.5 2,922 00.1 Sheedy 22 01.9 9,754 00.5 Reed 43 03.8 4,295 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 195 17.1 191,311 09.3 Keogh 542 47.5 2,570 00.1 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 137 12.0 194,171 09.4 Kilby 52 04.6 7,169 00.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1,140 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 8th count: Keogh's 2,570 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 81 03.2 51,195 02.5 Matchett 11 00.4 2,898 00.1 Ward 64 02.5 108,690 05.3 Barton 20 00.8 5,385 00.3 Black 13 00.5 2,900 00.1 Stewart 38 01.5 6,813 00.3 McCormick 53 02.1 2,975 00.1 Sheedy 102 04.0 9,856 00.5 Reed 130 05.1 4,425 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 1,551 60.4 192,862 09.3 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull 367 14.3 194,538 09.4 Kilby 140 05.4 7,309 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,570 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 9th count: Matchett's 2,898 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 1,846 63.7 53,041 02.6 Ward 462 15.9 109,152 05.3 Barton 250 08.6 5,635 00.3 Black 89 03.1 2,989 00.1 Stewart 62 02.1 6,875 00.3 McCormick 52 01.8 3,027 00.1 Sheedy 30 01.0 9,886 00.5 Reed 23 00.8 4,448 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 37 01.3 192,899 09.3 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 31 01.1 194,569 09.4 Kilby 16 00.6 7,325 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,898 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 10th count: Black's 2,989 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 257 08.6 53,298 02.6 Ward 725 24.3 109,877 05.3 Barton 1,246 41.7 6,881 00.3 Stewart 163 05.5 7,038 00.3 McCormick 210 07.0 3,237 00.2 Sheedy 55 01.8 9,941 00.5 Reed 65 02.2 4,513 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 118 03.9 193,017 09.3 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 106 03.5 194,675 09.4 Kilby 44 01.5 7,369 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 2,989 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 11th count: McCormick's 3,237 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 354 10.9 53,652 02.6 Ward 282 08.7 110,159 05.3 Barton 229 07.1 7,110 00.3 Stewart 1,439 44.5 8,477 00.4 Sheedy 379 11.7 10,320 00.5 Reed 221 06.8 4,734 00.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 168 05.2 193,185 09.4 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 82 02.5 194,757 09.4 Kilby 83 02.6 7,452 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 3,237 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 12th count: Reed's 4,734 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 242 05.1 53,894 02.6 Ward 461 09.7 110,620 05.3 Barton 109 02.3 7,219 00.3 Stewart 403 08.5 8,880 00.4 Sheedy 2,753 58.2 13,073 00.6 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 422 08.9 193,607 09.4 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 195 04.1 194,952 09.4 Kilby 149 03.1 7,601 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 4,734 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 13th count: Barton's 7,219 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 952 13.2 54,846 02.7 Ward 4,531 62.8 115,151 05.6 Stewart 695 09.6 9,575 00.5 Sheedy 267 03.7 13,340 00.6 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 302 04.2 193,909 09.4 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 340 04.7 195,292 09.5 Kilby 132 01.8 7,733 00.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,219 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 14th count: Kilby's 7,733 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 734 09.5 55,580 02.7 Ward 1,044 13.5 116,195 05.6 Stewart 700 09.1 10,275 00.5 Sheedy 747 09.7 14,087 00.7 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 1,158 15.0 195,067 09.4 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 3,350 43.3 198,642 09.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 7,733 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 15th count: Stewart's 10,275 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 1,760 17.1 57,340 02.8 Ward 3,782 36.8 119,977 05.8 Sheedy 3,077 29.9 17,164 00.8 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 1,039 10.1 196,106 09.5 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 617 06.0 199,259 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 10,275 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 16th count: Sheedy's 17,164 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Bourke 2,225 13.0 59,565 02.9 Ward 7,784 45.4 127,761 06.2 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 5,577 32.5 201,683 09.8 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 1,578 09.2 200,837 09.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 17,164 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 17th count: Bourke's 59,565 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- Ward 55,753 93.6 183,514 08.9 MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 Kane 2,294 03.9 203,977 09.9 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 1,518 02.5 202,355 09.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 59,565 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- 18th count: Ward's 183,594 votes distributed -------------------------------------------------------------------- MULVIHILL * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 1 McCLELLAND E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 3 GIETZELT E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 5 KANE 131,836 71.8 335,813 16.3 ELECTED 6 ANDERSON * E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 2 CARRICK E 294,924 14.3 ELECTED 4 Bull * 51,678 28.1 254,033 12.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 183,594 2,064,466 -------------------------------------------------------------------- The terms of Anderson, Carrick, Gietzelt, McClelland and Mulvihill began 1 July 1971 (but see Appointments for McClelland). Kane's term began 21 November 1970. Anderson, Carrick, Gietzelt, McClelland and Mulvihill elected for a term ending 30 June 1977. Kane elected for a term ending 30 June 1974 (remainder of Hon Gerald McKellar's term). Continuing Senators (term to end 30 June 1974): Hon Robert COTTON (Lib), Joseph FITZGERALD (ALP), Douglas McCLELLAND (ALP), Lionel MURPHY (ALP). -------------------------------------------------------------------- Senator Douglas Scott's term ended and Kane's term began on 21 November 1970 because Scott had been appointed to the remainder of Senator Hon Gerald McKellar's term in 1970. Scott did not contest the 1970 election. Since McKellar's term was technically unexpired, Kane was held to have replaced Scott from the date of the election. -------------------------------------------------------------------- > Kenneth McColl Anderson (1909-85): Elected 1953, 1958, 1964, 1970 Minister for Supply to 2 August 1971 Minister for Health 2 August 1971 to 5 December 1972 > Thomas Louis Bull (1905-76): Elected 1964. Defeated 1970 Died 11 August 1976 > John Leslie Carrick (1918-2018): Elected 1970 Born: 4 September 1918, Sydney Career: Educated state schools, University of Sydney. Military Service 1941-45. Research officer, NSW Liberal Party 1946-48, General Secretary NSW Liberal Party 1948-71. > Robert Carrington Cotton (1915-2006): Appointed 1965. Elected 1966, 1967 Minister for Civil Aviation to 5 December 1972 > Joseph Francis Fitzgerald (1912-85): Elected 1961, 1967 Fitzgerald retired at the 1974 election. Died 1 November 1985 > Arthur Thomas Gietzelt (1920-2014): Elected 1970 Born: 28 December 1920, San Francisco, United States of America Career: Educated state schools, Sydney. Employed in family business. Military Service 1941-46. Sutherland Shire Council. Office-bearer, NSW ALP. > John Thomas Kane (1908-88): Elected 1970 Born: 23 July 1908, Burraga, NSW Career: Educated Catholic schools, Lithgow, NSW. Coalminer. Vice- President Transport Workers Union 1952-56. Assistant General Secretary NSW ALP 1952-55. Expelled from ALP 1955. General Secretary NSW DLP 1956-71, Federal Secretary DLP 1957-71. > Douglas McClelland (born 1926): Elected 1961, 1967 Minister for the Media from 19 December 1972 > James Robert McClelland (1915-99): Elected 1970 Born 3 June 1915, Melbourne Career: Educated Catholic schools, University of Melbourne. Clerk in Victorian Railways. Military Service 1943-46. Studied law, barrister in Sydney and Wollongong, NSW. Leading labour lawyer. > James Anthony Mulvihill (1919-2000): Elected 1964, 1970 > Lionel Keith Murphy (1922-86): Elected 1961, 1967 Attorney-General from 19 December 1972 Minister for Customs and Excise from 19 December 1972 --------------------------------------------------------------------